On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of bitter fighting, The Great War was finally over. The Armistice was signed at 5am in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne, France on November 11, 1918. Six hours later, at 11am, the war ended.
At 11am today, a two minute silence is observed in workplaces across the UK. The silence is meant as a tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country.
RIP